The assignment: Describe, within the context of our class discussions and readings, the role criminologists should play in our understanding and societal response to crime and delinquency. What are...

The assignment: Describe, within the context of our class discussions and readings, the role criminologists should play in our understanding and societal response to crime and delinquency. What are the political implications of the field of criminology? Sheley’s article on defining crime,The Mythology of Crime and Criminal Justice, Mismeasure of Crimeby Kappeler and Potter,Controlling the Dangerous Classes
by Shelden and Vaslieyand Parenti's
Lockdown Americaall deal with the political and social relationships of crime control and the criminal justice system. Draw on these works and our class discussions to formulate an assessment of the role of criminology in our world today.